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trench

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of trench

a long narrow channel dug in the earth

  • dug a trench and filled it with water in an attempt to keep the forest fire off her property
Synonyms of trench

dike, ditch, fosse (or foss), gutter, sheugh [chiefly Scottish], trough
Words Related to trench

acequia [Southwest], culvert, drain, draw, gully (also gulley), ravine

drill, furrow

ha-ha, moat, stank [British dialect], sunk fence

kennel

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